Salaam India - Revolver Dadi

Bagpat Road, Uttar Pradesh 

Chandro Tomar also known as Shooter Dadi and Revolver Dadi from the Village of Johri in the Bagpat district in Uttar Pradesh.

Johri Rifle Club

She is 82 years old and has won more than 25 national championships in shooting. Born in Jatt family Tomar has eight children and 15 grandchildren. She began learning to shoot by chance, when her granddaughter wanted to learn how to shoot at Johri Rifle Club. Her granddaughter was scared to go alone and wanted her grandmother to accompany her. At the range, Tomar took a pistol and start shooting at a target. The club coach, Farooq Pathan, was surprised to see her shoot so skillfully. He suggested she join the club and get trained to become a shooter, which Tomar did. Her trainer commented: "She has the ultimate skill, a steady hand and a sharp eye 

Since 1999, Chandro has competed in and won 25 national championships throughout India. She won a gold medal at the Veteran Shooting Championship conducted in Chennai Her success has encouraged the local people to take up shooting as a useful sporting profession, including her granddaughters